The creation of the group project was truly inspired. Without it, we were nothing. We had nothing. No sense of interpersonal communication, no time management, no organizational skills. Nothing. We were left to our own crude devices to learn how to communicate and work with other people. On our own, we were cruelly forced to put effort and thought into our individual work. We had to face the daunting task of accepting responsibility for the products of our labor and we had to learn for ourselves how to create and convey our thoughts and ideas. Fortunately, we were saved by one idea, one marvelous idea: the group project.

The group project allows people to gain valuable skills necessary to making them successful individuals in society. Through it, students are taught at a young age how to quickly recognize the smartest and most motivated student among them, compel this person to be in their group out of pity, and then be so uncooperative that the motivated student takes it upon themselves to complete the project. Through this method, the motivated student is able to be review information he otherwise wouldn’t because motivated students are the ones who need incentive to learn material. On the other hand, he or she is also able to have the opportunity to work with invaluable intelligent and competent people who he or she might not otherwise meet. The other group members who are not interested in their education are able to receive a good grade without putting forth any effort and are therefore shielded from the traumatic experience of learning responsibility. Since both parties benefit from this situation, a true sense of camaraderie is created in the group and everyone is left better off than they were before.

In the past, societies have valued ridiculous ideals like integrity, intelligence, and hard work. But it is clear through successes like Communist Russia, that if a nation hopes to create a happy, healthy environment, everyone must feel that they are equal to everyone around them, despite how hard they work or how smart they are. May we, as Americans, learn from such brilliance. May we seek to encourage the high work ethic and integrity promoted by the group project. May we make today’s world a little better tomorrow, one group project at a time.

P.S. If you agree with what this essay says at face value, stay away from me. This sentence is not satirical.

Without the "group" we would mostly likely be extinct as a species, if not aware on how we reproduce, it takes 2 to breed for our species. Before the development of what is today's biggest group project, civilization, we would cooperatively hunt as a pack; not alone to be mauled upon by a fiercer creature than ourselves. To add on, our government, The United States of America, is a group project to allow equality and protection for all (just by the way if you did not know). But if you’re talking about the school ideal of group projects, then I believe they should change the name into something more appropriate. “One man do, others watch.”

Sincerely,
Mr. Crabs

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Sarah Yuen

10/1/2011 10:55:50 am

Wait, I'm confused. "This sentence is not satirical." is not a satirical sentence but is "If you agree with what this essay says at face value, stay away from me." a satirical sentence?

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Harry

10/2/2011 12:15:11 pm

Oh gawd, that comment from Mr. Crabs is hilarious! And awesome essay, Renae!

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